Amusement and exercising apparatus.



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Patented. Mar. 27,1917.

mum r01? Madeleine GodfregRives WITNESSES r M. G. RIVES. AMUSEMENT AND E-XERQISING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I7, 1915. RENEWED AUG. 12, I916. 1,22@,363. Patented Mar. 27,1917.

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mon- AMUSEMENT AND EXEROISING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. at, new.

Application filed December 17, 1915, Serial No. 87,381. Renewed August 12, 1916. Serial No. 114,689.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MADELEINE Gonrnnr Rrvns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Amusement and Exercising Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved amusement and exercising apparatus more especially designed for use by young people and arranged to provide a healthful exercise as well as amusement for the users and to take up very little room and thus render the apparatus especially serviceable in the nursery.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a base provided with a central post, a rocking frame mounted on the said base and adapted to support on opposite ends a couple of young people, and flexible holding means fastened to the upper end of the post and adapted to be attached to the users" waists.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which'sim'ilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the amusement and exercising apparatus;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged lan view of the same with the post in sectlon and the holding means omitted;

. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same onthe line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fi 4 is a cross section ofthe same on the line H of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the holding, means.

The amusement and exercising apparatus is mounted on a suitably constructed base 10 provided with brackets 11 for fastening the base to a floor or a similar support. On the top of the base 10 adjacent the sides thereof are arranged longitudinally extending grooves 12in which rock rockers 13 of a rocking frame 14 provided at the ends with cross boards 15 having foot rests 1 6 for two young people to stand on, one at each end of the rocking frame, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. I In order to prevent the rocking frame 14 from accidental displacement in the grooves 12, use is made of flexible connections 17, preferably in the form of coil springs connecting the rockers 13 with the base 10 to allow the rockers to rock freely in the grooves 12 without danger of the rockers becoming disengaged from the said grooves during the rocking operation.

On the base 10 at the middle thereof is erected a post 18 extending through a slot 19 formed in a cross board 20 connecting the rockers 13 with each other at the middle thereof. By the arrangement described the cross board 20 with its slot 19 forms an additional guide for the rocking frame 14 and at the same time holds the rocking frame 14 against displacement to prevent accident. The upper portion of the post 18 is provided with rings 21 to which are secured straps or cords 22 extending in opposite directions and attached to the rings 23 (see Fig. 3), secured to the fronts of belts 24 adapted to be passed around the waists of the users of the apparatus, each belt being provided with a suitable fastening 25, preferably in the form of a ring and snap hook, as plainly indicated in Fig. 5, so that the belt can be readily donned or removed. 1 In using the apparatus, a couple of children mount the rocking frame 14 by placing their feet into the foot-shaped rests 16 and facing each other and then connecting the belts 24 to their waists, as plainly shown in Fig. 1. The users can now safely rock the frame 1 1 by alternately pulling and releasing the straps or cords 22 and bending their bodies as is usual when using a swing or apparatus of. a similar kind. The front ends of the foot boards 15 are provided with crossbars 26 slightly extending above the top of the foot boards so as to form a brace for a foot whenever one of the users desires to change the position of a foot, at the same time the crossbars 26 prevent any forward slippin of the feet in the foot rests 16.

, From the oregoing it will be noticed that the use of the apparatus provides a healthful exercise for a couple of children and at Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An amusement and exercising apparatus, comprising-a base, a rocking frame mounted to rock on the said base and adapted to standingly support at its ends a couple of young people, a post erected centrall on the base and flexible holding means astened to the upper portion of the post and adapted to be attached to the bodies of the users of the apparatus.

2. An amusement and exercising apparatus, comprising a base, a rocking frame mounted to rock on the said base and adapted to standingly support at its ends a couple of young people, a post erected centrally on the base, flexible holding means fastened to the upper portion of the post and adapted to be attached to the bodies of the users of the apparatus, and flexible means connecting the rocking frame with the said base to hold the rocking frame against displacement on the base.

3. An amusement and exercising apparatus, comprising a base provided on its top adjacent the sides with parallel grooves, a post erected centrally on the said base, a rocking frame having rockers fitting into the said grooves, and flexible holding means fastened to the upper portion of the said post and adapted to be attached to the bodies of the users of the apparatus.

4. An amusement and exercising apparatus, comprlsing a base provided on its top adjacent the sides with parallel grooves, a

post erected centrally on the said base, a

rocking frame having' rockers fitting into the said grooves, the rocking frame having foot rests at the ends for the users to stand on, and flexible holding means fastened to the upper portion of the said adapted to be attached to the bodles of the users of the apparatus.

5." An amusement and exercisin apparatus, comprising a base provide on its top adjacent the sides with parallel grooves, a post erected centrally on the said base, a rocking frame having rockers fitting into the said grooves, the rocking frame having a guide at the middle through which extends the said post and the said rocking frame having foot rests at the ends for the users to stand on, and flexible holding means fastened to' the upper portion of the said post and adapted to be attached to the bodies of the users of the apparatus.

' 6. An amusement and exercising apparatus,.coniprising .a base, a rocking frame mounted to rock on the said base and adapted to standingly support at its ends a couple of young people, a post intermediate the ends of the base, and holding means ost and extending from the post into position adjacent the users for convenient operation.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the p resence of two subscribing witnesses.

MADELEINE GODFREY RIVES, Witnesses:

THEo. G. Hos'rnn, Gnome H. EMSLIE. 

